One of the prevalent myths is that Muhammad was the founder of Islam.
Although Islam, total submission to God alone, is the only religion recognized
by God since the time of Adam (3:19, 85), Abraham is reported in the Quran
as the first user of the word "Islam" and the one who called us "Muslims"
(22:78). Abraham's exemplary submission to God is demonstrated by his famous
willingness to sacrifice his only son, Ismail, when he thought that was God's
command. As it turns out, such a command was in fact from Satan.
God Never Ordered Abraham to Sacrifice His Son
God is the Most Merciful. He never violates His own law (7:28). Any
person who believes that the Most Merciful ordered Abraham to kill his
son cannot possibly make it to God's Heaven. Such evil thought about
God is grossly blasphemous. Nowhere in the Quran do we see that God ordered
Abraham to kill his son. On the contrary, God intervened to save Abraham
and Ismail from Satan's plot (37:107), and He told Abraham:
"You believed the dream" (37:105). Undoubtedly,
it was a dream inspired by Satan. God's irrevocable law is:
"God never advocates sin" (7:28)
Millat Ibrahim
Islam is called "Millat Ibrahim" (The Religion of Abraham) throughout
the Quran (2:130, 135; 3:95; 4:125; 6:161; 12:37-38; 16:123; 21:73; 22:78).
Moreover, the Quran informs us that Muhammad was a follower of
Abraham (16:123).
Due to a general unawareness of the fact that Abraham was the
original messenger of Islam, many so-called Muslims challenge
God: "If the Quran is complete and fully detailed (as claimed by God), where
can we find the number of Rak`ahs (units) in each contact prayer
(Salat)?" We learn from the Quran that all religious practices
of Islam were already established before the Quran's revelation (8:35, 9:54,
16:123, 21:73, 22:27, 28:27). Verse 16:123 is direct proof that
all religious practices in Islam were intact when Muhammad was born. Muhammad
was enjoined to "follow the religion of Abraham." If I ask you to buy a color
TV, it is assumed that you know what a color TV is. Similarly, when God enjoined
Muhammad to follow the practices of Abraham (16:123), such practices must
have been well known.
Another proof of divine preservation of the Islamic practices given
to Abraham is the "Universal Acceptance" of such practices. There
is no dispute concerning the number of Rak`ahs in all five daily prayers.
This proves the divine preservation of Salat. The Quran's mathematical
code confirms the number of Rak`ahs in the five prayers 2, 4, 4, 3,
and 4, respectively. The number 24434 is a multiple of 19.
The Quran deals only with practices that were distorted. For example,
the distorted ablution is restored in 5:6 to its original four steps. The
tone of voice during the contact prayers (Salat) was distorted - many Muslims
pray silently. This was corrected in the Quran, 17:110. The fasting during
Ramadan was modified in the Quran to allow intercourse during the night (2:187).
Zakat is restored in 6:141, and Hajj is restored to the four correct months
(see Appendix 15).
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Quoted from Appendix 9 of Dr. Khalifa's translation of the
Quran.
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